SkyBridge Creates Opportunity to Grow Other Sectors

By Erin Thorburn for AZ Big Media Erik Lee, executive director for North American Research Partnership, summarizes the impact very succinctly. “SkyBridge is the most consequential Mexico-Arizona business project in this part of Arizona,” Lee states emphatically. SkyBridge marks the nation’s first inland air cargo hub to house a joint United States-Mexico customs facility. The recent groundbreaking […]

Gov. Doug Ducey Unveils $12.3B State Spending Plan

By Maria Polletta, Andrew Oxford, Lily Altavena and Rachel Leingang for The Arizona Republic Buoyed by even healthier than expected state revenue projections, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey unveiled a $12.3B spending plan for the next fiscal year that places two of his longtime priorities — public safety and education — front and center. The plan boosts spending by more than $600M above […]

Budget Holds AEC Challenges, Opportunities

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The FY 2018 Executive Budget proposed by Governor Doug Ducey earlier this month maintains some ongoing challenges and offers up some interesting potential nuggets and for AEC efforts over the next few years. One sector that is, once again, not feeling much fiduciary love is the state’s highway […]